Tunmise Adeleye is Nigerian, born of the Yoruba tribe, one of the three major tribes (Yoruba, Hausa-Fulani and Igbo) of the thousands that populate Nigeria.
Adeleye says that “another Nigerian can tell where another Nigerian is from just by looking at them.”
So when his father, Yinka, first met Kenny Anunike in Houston during the 2019 spring evaluation period, Yinka almost instantly knew Anunike – a former Buckeye defensive graduate assistant who earlier this month left to become Fordham's defensive line coach – was of the Igbo tribe.
“Just based on their facial characteristics, my dad can tell what tribe they’re from,” Adeleye said.